The market revolution surrounding WallStreetBets (WSB), Gamestop (GME), and electronic trading platforms Robinhood and TD Ameritrade is inspiring a renowned cry for financial freedom in traditional finance markets. The overarching realization many investors are experiencing is that the United States’ “free market” is not so free after all, as Robinhood and TD Ameritrade took actions to limit trading on GME and AMC to protect Wall Street hedge funds from collapsing. At the cost of small-scale investors, Wall Street’s vulnerabilities are being protected by the platforms originally designed to empower we the people, and we the people are furious.
Crypto and blockchain-based solutions have quickly surfaced to quench the modern investor’s need for a censor-free, frictionless financial system. Mirror Finance is bridging the gap between Wall Street, everyday investors, and crypto, as this decentralized financial (DeFi) protocol gives barred investors a pathway toward true financial freedom. Mirror Finance is a DeFi protocol on the Terra blockchain that allows the creation, use and trading of synthetic assets known as Mirrored Assets (mAssets). mAssets are designed to mirror the price behavior of real-world assets on a blockchain, giving traders all over the world 24/7 access to financial markets without actually owning or transacting with real assets.
Crypto synthetic assets are blockchain-based financial instruments that combine derivative products like futures, options and swaps to imitate and track the value of any traditional asset, allowing for crypto integration with traditional finance. These crypto synthetics enable users to trade these mirrored-assets at their real-time value 24/7, 365 days a year regardless of stock market hours. Mirror brings the financial freedom that crypto offers to traditional finance, permitting fractional ownership, open access and freedom from censorship for everyday investors.
WallStreetBets investors looking for more exposure to WSB-pumped stocks that were censored by Robinhood and TD Ameritrade can regain their stance with these assets through synthetic replicas on Mirror’s protocol.
The collusion between Wall Street and electronic trading platforms is awakening our society to the true need for decentralized finance. Inspired? So are we. We hope the capabilities that Mirror brings to the world will empower the finance community to continue bridging the gaps between traditional and decentralized finance to inspire the next frontier of financial services.
By Liam McDonald
